Adam Wible posted a blog entry Jun 23, 2011
For Sale!
The time has come for us to reluctantly put the boat on the market – in Singapore. Comment to us if you know of interested buyers and we’ll put them in touch with our broker, Simpson Marine.
More photos here... more »
Adam Wible posted a blog entry Apr 25, 2011
Guest Post Number Two
Papa McHenry came to visit in March, and proved that you can teach an old dog new tricks. His perspective on the yachting life:
Brief Overview of a Visit with Ian and Adam
On March 2nd, Ian was waiting to welcome me—to my great joy—at the airport near Gunung Sitoli on the island of Nias off... more »
Adam Wible posted a blog entry Mar 22, 2011
Sing Sling
With visions of air conditioned, colonial era bars serving us Singapore Slings dancing in our heads, we endured a timeless developing world travel experience: 12 bone-jarring hours in a minibus, through the night, from Sibolga, over the (apparently pot-holed) backbone of Sumatra and down to Dumai on... more »
Adam Wible posted a blog entry Feb 4, 2011
Fear and Loathing in the Strait of Malacca
PART I: Normalcy
The sun shining as we finally sailed out of Port Blair for the last time, on the evening of January 25th. After our abortive departure on the 20th, we were hoping for better luck this time. As we rounded Ross Island, we set our course for 170 degrees, pulled out sails, fixed a... more »
Adam Wible posted a blog entry Jan 25, 2011
Farewell: Ejected from India
Our 5 days are up and we leave Port Blair, mechanically paranoid, somewhat poorer, and looking forward to being informed that no visa-on-arrival facilities are available upon reaching Sabang. We will miss many of the Port Blair personalities:
Uma Bithi (or, according to the pilotage... more »
Adam Wible posted a blog entry Jan 23, 2011
Abort: Limp Back to Port Blair
An hour and a half south of Port Blair, our engine RPM began to fluctuate, losing power and then recovering to normal. We’d seen this once before – bashing into large waves near Barren Island – but turning tail and running with the waves solved that problem. With minimal repair... more »
